Successful Quagmires, and Other Inevitabilities

Israel and the coverage of the ongoing conflict in Gaza continue to dominate our thoughts this week, but we also find time for an, uh, NBA season preview, CIB-style, an extremely kid-unfriendly talk about a terrible article in Slate, and hang out long enough to watch the Phillies eat shit. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it on Facebook or Twitter, leave a comment on the show’s page on our website, or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — So much for banter! It’s straight to the sadness!
29:54 — Coverage of the explosion at a hospital in Gaza was less than excellent
1:06:06 — NBA season kicks off tonight! We care!
1:20:43 — Slate publishes a very strange article about David Sedaris by a very strange person
1:47:11 — Wrap-up! Abe talks about Killers of the Flower Moon while the other two microphones malfunction, Ghostbusters, and EAT SHIT, PHILTH

Relevant Linkage

Mike Pesca’s The Gist

Tucker Carlson on George Floyd, if you’re a real sicko

NYT: Editors’ Note: Gaza Hospital Coverage

Vanity Fair: “You Don’t Want to Hedge It?”: Inside the New York Times Debate Over Its Gaza Hospital Bombing Coverage

WVTF: New polling examines opinion on teaching racism among Virginians

This dope Max Blumenthal happily doing propaganda for Hamas

The Athletic: Explaining NBA rule changes, In-Season Tournament schedule as the season begins

Slate: The Hot Dogs and the Notebook — How David Sedaris turned me into one of his freaks.

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"Get me to Palestine with Some Medical Shears and a Bible!"